The Question and Answer section for Oryx and Crake is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
There is a foreshadowing of the events to come in the use of extinct animals as nicknames for two of the three main characters. Oryx and Crake both received their nicknames from a list of extinct creatures. The names of those working inside of the...
The CorpSeCorps serve as a generalized police force. They guard compounds, schools, and other segregated areas from both disease and unwanted individuals.
The CorpSeCorps are also in charge of investigating those who are anti-government. Because...
Many of the games that they played were related to war and/or the various means of destructing humankind. One game, Extinctathon, led to the formation of their codenames—Crake and Thickney—derived from two extinct Australian birds. The game...
